The Inn at Meander Plantation
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Escape to Virginia wine country at The Inn at Meander Plantation, an Orange, VA bed and breakfast. Just minutes from Montpelier, and centrally located an hour from Washington, DC, Fredericksburg, VA, and Charlottesville, VA, our Virginia wine country inn is an historic destination away from hectic city life. Rest, unwind and enjoy the pleasures of a simpler speed in true Virginia country inn style.
The Inn at Meander Plantation is a member of the several distinguished Virginia winery and Virginia wine country lodging associations such as, Bed and Breakfast Association of Virginia, Culpeper, Madison, and Orange Chambers of Commerce, Caucus of American Innkeepers, Orange Downtown Alliance, Virginia Wine and Food Society, and the Blue Ridge Wine Way.
Awards & Accolades
Featured in Fodor's Travel Guides as "One of the South's Best Bed and Breakfast Inns"
Rated "Most Elegant Bed and Breakfast by Arrington's Book of Lists
Rated "Best Evening Cuisine" by Arrington's Book of Lists
Chosen as one of the "Top 15 Bed and Breakfasts in America" 3 years in a row
Featured as "Best Fall Getaway," Washingtonian Magazine
Chosen as participant in Saveur Magazine's "Saveur Cooks" program
We invite you to completely relax. Stroll through formal boxwood gardens or wander woods and fields where wildlife abounds. Watch bluebirds flitter from fence to fence. Admire horses grazing on the knoll. Cool off with summertime wading in the Robinson River. Organize a game of croquet or volleyball on the rolling lawns or bike down surrounding country lanes. Swing in a strategically placed hammock that faces spectacular views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. White rockers line both levels of the expansive back porches, providing peaceful respites for sipping afternoon tea, reading a novel or watching breathtaking mountain sunsets.
Inside the grand Colonial mansion, you will find plenty of private nooks for reading, writing or quiet contemplation. Or join other guests for pleasant conversation in the parlor where Thomas Jefferson and General Lafayette were frequent visitors. A baby grand piano stands ready for impromptu concerts.
Guest Room Amenities Include:
Luxury, pressed bed linens; beds are triple sheeted.
King or queen beds; some with canopies.
Down comforters and pillows.
Quality Gilchrist and Soames imported toiletries.
Luxurious terrycloth robes.
Belgian chocolate truffles.
Bottled water.
Hair dryers.
Clock radios with CD players and assorted CDs for listening pleasure.
Coffeemakers stocked with supplies (exterior rooms).
Gas or woodburning fireplaces (most rooms).
Large private bathrooms with shower and tub.
Window air conditioners.
Iron and ironing board (available).Click Here To See Our Beautiful Guest Rooms & Suites
Our Virginia wine country bed and breakfast's prime location in the heart of Virginia's Blue Ridge foothills provides guests with marvelous opportunities to enjoy the natural beauty of central Virginia, and the area's many hidden treasures. The Blue Ridge Mountain foothills are rich in prehistoric, Native American and Colonial history, as well as Revolutionary and Civil War history. In fact, many Civil War battles were fought very close to our Virginia bed and breakfast. Nearby Charlottesville is home to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson's estate Monticello, www.monticello.org and President James Madison's estate Montpelier www.montpelier.org is even closer to the inn. Now the region makes history with award-winning wines from the heart of Virginia's growing wine industry.
The Inn at Meander Plantation is within 10 miles to historic downtown Culpeper with its many unique restaurants and shops. Also, the historic township of Orange is only 7 miles away. Both townships offer shopping, dining and historic landmarks. Visitor Centers are available in both towns to make the most of your trip.
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Evening Dining
Evening dining at our Virginia wine country B&B is open to the public as well as to our inn guests and features a sumptuous 5-course meal. Our talented and creative chefs bring energy and ideas to the inn - delighting the palettes of our discerning dinner guests.
We invite you to relax and experience the fine dining and creative regional cuisine that is the hallmark of our central Virginia bed and breakfast. Our mouthwatering menus and graceful dining room offer the perfect setting for an elegant evening in the heart of Virginia wine country.
Join us six nights a week in our classic Virginia plantation dining room for a sumptuous dinner. Each evening dinner is served at 7 pm. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres, as well as mixed drinks, beer and wine for purchase, are available beginning at 6 pm. All meals are a culinary journey prepared by our talented chef. Our constantly updated menus feature the freshest of local foods and the bounties of each season. Wine pairing suggestions - featuring only the best of Virginia wines - complement each menu item.
- Served 6 days a week (closed Wednesdays)
- 7 pm: Five-course Dinner Menu at $65 per person
Breakfast
Exclusively for our inn guests, breakfast is included in the room rate and is decidedly different from your everyday fare. Prepared with care by the Inn at Meander Plantation staff, our breakfasts are an enticing reason to get out of our comfy beds in the morning! Owner Suzie Blanchard is a marvelous chef, a 23-year veteran cooking instructor, and former food editor of 40 suburban Chicago newspapers.
Our classic Virginia country inn dining room beckons you to greet the morning in grand style. Light streams in from the palatial windows and the aromas of baking muffins and fresh-ground coffee fill the air. Prepared by your hosts, our three-course gourmet breakfasts pamper you with distinctive and hearty fare. Be they sweet, like our famous ricotta pancakes with raspberry syrup, or savory, like our delicious salmon benedict in a pastry with asparagus, our morning entrees will satisfy any appetite. Beautifully prepared and presented, the morning menu at the Inn at Meander Plantation is a culinary experience you won't soon forget.
Wine List
Featuring the best of Virginia wines - and only Virginia wines - our wine list is quite unique. Heralded by wine experts for its impressive regional collection, it includes a nice selection of both white and red varietals.
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The essence of Virginia wine country hospitality is provided by owners
Suzie Blanchard and Suzanne Thomas and their dedicated staff.
Suzie Blanchard
Suzie's passion for and career in historic preservation was a driving force in selecting and establishing this historic central Virginia country inn. Previously the Historic Preservation Officer for the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, she conceived and directed a project of the Junior League of Chicago's North Shore to produce an award-winning coffeetable book, "An Architectural Album: Chicago's North Shore." Also an accomplished chef and food writer, Suzie did all the cooking for the Inn's first 10 years, setting the continuing standard of culinary excellence. She is Director of the Meander Virginia Wine Country Inn Cooking School, which she began in 2001. Suzie is a native of Georgia, mother of three grown children and, finally, a grandmother of two! She is a past president of the Bed and Breakfast Association of Virginia and currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Art Center in Orange and the James Madison Museum.Suzanne Thomas
Suzanne fell in love with bed-and-breakfasts right out of college and, after 25 years of working for newspapers, decided it was time to start her own. Having worked on both editorial and business sides of papers in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, her last job was as publisher of 18 weeklies in the Chicago suburbs. She has been the editor of a book of her grandmother's memoirs, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and "An Architectural Album," which is how she and Suzie met. Suzanne has lived in Virginia and guided the operations of the Inn since opening in 2001, but she is ... and always will be ... a Texan! She is treasurer of the local Inns at Montpelier association.Alexander Morris
Chef Alexander Morris brings an international spectrum of culinary perspectives to the position as Executive Chef. With a background in Italian, French and Continental cuisine, gained from family tradition, formal training and years of cooking experience, Morris incorporates these elements into menus and dishes that reflect the fine dining tradition of the Inn.Jenae Richardson
Assistant Innkeeper Jenae Richardson is a dynamic and talented young woman who began her career at Meander as a teenager. Capable and competent, she is familiar with all facets of the Inn, but specifically coordinates our food service and staff. A native of Orange, she attended Longwood College and Piedmont College.Innkeeping Animals
The family pets are integral parts of life at The Inn at Meander Plantation. All are "guest-friendly," but are not allowed in the guestrooms for guest comfort.- Honey, our beloved dog, protected and loved Meander, us and our guests for 15 wonderful years. She was, and always will be, "the best dog in the world." Her spirit lingers and welcomes our dog guests.
- William is an orange tabby cat. He was supposed to be a barn cat but decided that he was "to the manor born." Although very aloof, he loves to be told he is "pretty."
- Dacquoise is a long-haired, buff-colored cat with white bib and paws. Rescued from the dumpster at the Orange 7-11 Store, he is quite curious and social but usually stays just beyond reach. A Norwegian Forest Cat, he loves to play in snow and water!
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